In the rear of the 14th army : Why India is not mobilised

Abstract

British troops in India and holding the Burma front against the Japanese have been suffering badly from disease and poor organization, and have apparently been forgotten. The booklet is a summary of the speech Dange, Shripad Amrit gave to the Trade Union Group of Members of the House of Commons on 5 December 1944 about the situation in India. Under the title “Chaos in India”, it includes the following subchapters: Legacy of the past; Bureaucratic incompetence; Transport; Coal muddle; Famine; Failure to rely on Peoples’ organisations; Industrial workers; Trade Union organization and gains; Rise in cost of living. Depreciation of wages; Attempts at disrupting trade unions, the peasantry, and people’s unity.